This list reflects my independent work from 2003 – 2011. For a more current lens, check my LinkedIn profile.
Speaking and Facilitation: Technology
- Gave a webinar presentation called “Online Community Building: Create, Garden, Evolve” for Jvillage Network members (January 2011)
- Co-facilitated “Pimp My Website” day of workshops, organized by Reid Mihalko. (Oakland; January 2011)
- Guest co-host on Tummelvision podcast featuring Willow Witte. (December 2010)
- Gave a talk at the Online Community Unconference called “Free Culture is Your Goldmine” with Meitar Moscovitz (Mountain View; June 2010)
- Organized a social media discussion workshop series called “Deviants Online” (San Francisco; December 2009 – Feb 2010)
- Co-led a 90-minute workshop called “Building Your Brand with Social Media” at Seize the Moment, a journalism and social media conference (San Francisco; August 2009)
- Led two Geek Lab sessions at BlogHer 2009: “Hacking, Mashups, and Other Rebel Coding,” and “CMS Pros and Cons” (Chicago; July 2009)
- Panelist on the Indy Arts and Media Panel, “Online Promotion for Artists” (San Francisco; June 2009)
- Led a session at Woolfcamp 2009 called “Creating Spaces Instead of Content: Managing Community Blogs” (Santa Cruz; April 2009)
- Panelist in a session called “Coming Out On The Internet” at BlogHer 2008 (San Francisco; July 2008)
- Panelist on Access SF’s televised session called “DIY Internet Marketing” (San Francisco; Spring 2008)
- Led a session called “Project Management for Multitaskers” at Barcamp Block (Palo Alto; August 2007)
- Led a session at Woolfcamp 2006 called “Nifty Techie Bloggie Tools” (Santa Cruz; Spring 2006)
Speaking and Performance: Creative Writing & Social Issues
- Gave two talks at Brown University: “Labels Don’t Explain Me – How to talk about gender and sexuality with the ones who don’t understand” and “Beauty in Ambiguity: Gender, Community and the Internet.” (Providence, RI; February 2011)
- Spoke at Appalachian State University: “Beauty in Ambiguity: Gender, Community and the Internet.” (Boone, NC; February 2011)
- Performed a ten-minute story at Bawdy Storytelling (San Francisco; January 2011)
- Produced and performed in a group reading of confessions from Genderfork.com, featured at the Queer Open Mic (San Francisco; June 2010)
- Spoke at Oberlin College, performing a variation on “Sex, Queers, and Finding Home,” adapted for a trans and genderqueer audience. (Oberlin, Ohio; March 2010)
- Spoke at Allegheny College on the grey areas of gender and sexuality. Talk was titled, “Sex, Queers, and Finding Home.” (Meadville, Pennsylvania; April 2009) (video clips)
- Performed at Working for the Weakened, a show curated by Sherilyn Connelly (September 2008)
- Co-host of San Francisco’s Queer Open Mic (July 2008 – 2011)
- Took first place in the 2008 Artists Circle Reunion Poetry Slam (Durham, NH; May 2008)
- Performed spoken word for Oyster River High School students with the Artists Circle (Spring, 2004)
- Member of the 2004 Crooked Verse Poetry Slam Team in New Hampshire (Durham, NH; May 2004)
- Regular at the Cafe Eclipse weekly Poetry Night with three feature performances (Concord, NH, 1999 – 2001)
Conference Programming
- Co-Organized the Gender Spectrum Family Conference “Kids Camp” (ages 4-12). (Oakland; September 2010)
- Organized the Geek Lab (all-day community tech assistance space) for the BlogHer Reach Out Tour (Boston and D.C.; October 2008)
Publications Management
- Founder and Director of CultureConductor.com (2010 – 2011)
- Founder and Director of Genderfork.com (2007 – 2017)
- Founder and Editor-in-Chief of WRIToracle and TheWrit.org (2003-2006)
- Editor-in-Chief of Outside the Lines, my high school literary magazine, for three years (1999 – 2001)
Publishing
- Prose poem appeared in “Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation” as the End Note (Seal Press; September 2010)
- Short story, “The Social Experiment” appeared in the anthology, Coming and Crying, Edited by Melissa Gira Grant and Meaghan O’Connell (Glass Houses Press; September 2010)
- Featured in the book Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less, edited by Nick Douglas. (HarperCollins; Summer 2009)
- Poem appeared in Cherry Bleeds literary magazine (January 2009)
- Short story, “Will You Go Out With Me?” appeared in Can I Sit With You, Too?, an anthology benefiting special needs children (Deadwood City Publishing; Fall 2008)
- Article, “How to Respond to Clueless Advertising” appeared in Queercents (April 2008)
- Article, “Get Yourself a Website,” appeared in Freelance Daily (2005)
- Published extensively in WRIToracle (2003 – 2006)
- Two poems appeared in Aegis, the University of New Hampshire literary magazine (2004)
Interviews & Press
- Interviewed by Dr. Charlie Glickman about the Genderplayful Marketplace in Good Vibrations Magazine (January 2011)
- News coverage about the Genderplayful Marketplace’s early stages on About.com, Feministing, SF Bay Guardian, and SF Chronicle (December 2010 – January 2011)
- Discussed Culture Conductor and my views on community management on Tummelvision (July 2010)
- Discussed Genderfork, Deviants Online, and Culture Conductor projects for QuestionRiot.com. (August 2010)
- Interviewed on FCC Free Radio for perspectives on social media marketing. (July 2009)
- Interviewed on Pirate Cat radio for perspectives on gender and blogging (audio clips). (March 2008)
- Interviewed by Dr. Karen Rayne of Adolescent Sexuality about my experience growing up queer (Part 1, Part 2). (March 2008)
Clients: Web Development, Online Community, & Social Media
Wikia, a wiki service provider (2011)
- Community management
Tummelvision, weekly salon-style podcast about social engagement in tech (2011)
- Adapted a new theme to fit their design and UI needs
Personal Data Ecosystem, data storage technology development community (2010)
- Assisted with naming, branding, and logo design direction
- Adapted a professional WordPress theme for site development
- Advised on community development strategy
Offbeat Bride, alternative wedding community (2010)
- Consulted on software decisions for a 15,000 member online community
Marc Davis, Partner Architect at Microsoft Research (2010)
- Built a complex content-heavy site using WordPress
China Digital Times, international news provider (2010)
- Advised on solutions to recurring site crash issues
- Brought in and oversaw a specialist to troubleshoot and solve problems
Where Is Your Line?, awareness campaign (2009 – 2010)
- Created the WordPress template from a Photoshop mockup
- Provided ongoing technical support
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) (2009 – 2010)
- Created the PPNNE Action Fund website on WordPress according to national organization branding guidelines
- Assisted with the development of two blogs, Consensual Text and Good Chemistry
- Advised on best practices for SEO, Twitter, and Facebook
- Provided ongoing technical support
SF Indie Fashion, independent fashion publication (2010)
- Upgraded old site design to a modern WordPress theme
- Provided ongoing technical support
Punk Domestics, food blogger community site (2010)
- Created static HTML/CSS pages from Photoshop mockups for integration into a CMS
Amy Reed, young adult novelist (2010)
- Set up an author website at WordPress.com
- Provided ongoing technical support
foolsFURY Theater Company (2009)
- Converted a static HTML site to WordPress while keeping the design exactly the same
Qlowntown, web comic (2009)
- Provided ongoing website maintenance support
Deep Craft, craftsman publication (2009)
- Created and implemented a WordPress theme based on the client’s designs
- Advised on content and community development strategy
- Consulted via Cerado, Inc. as well as directly
The HINTS Lab at the University of Washington (2009 – 2010)
- Developed NatureLanguage.com, a WordPress-based collection of community-submitted content
Deep Craft, craftsman publication (2009)
- Created and implemented a WordPress theme based on the client’s designs
- Advised on content and community development strategy
- Consulted via Cerado, Inc. as well as directly
Cerado, Inc., social media marketing agency (2008 – 2009)
- Consulted for two years as a Project Manager, Front-end Developer, Technical Writer, Community Manager, and Social Media Marketer
- Clients included BlogHer, Cisco, I Know a Little Place, and Professional Aviation Maintenance Association
- Products included Haystack (professional social networking site) and Ventana (customizable and mobile-friendly widgets)
Cisco, network technology provider (2009, 2010)
- Built demo site for a social media marketing initiative
- Developed and implemented a research survey for employees
- Managed the planning and launch of an internal online community
- Trained moderators for online community oversight
- Consulted via Cerado, Inc.
BlogHer.com, women’s blogging network (2008, 2009)
- Managed the development of an iPhone-inspired ad widget that displays a list of blog post links
- Managed the development of My BlogHer member area and BlogHer Chatter (v1.0 and launch)
- Created static HTML/CSS templates and managed 2008 overall site redesign (this version no longer live)
- Consulted via Cerado, Inc.
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) (2007 – 2008)
- Managed the design and production of an information booklet and brochure
- Designed and built the PAMA Global Challenge, an online quiz game for testing aviation maintenance knowledge
- Managed the implementation and community engagement of the JetBlast! Network, an online professional networking space for aviation maintenance professionals
- Consulted via Cerado, Inc
Whitney Moses, CMT (2007)
- Collaborated with a designer to create a WordPress-based professional website
Bedrock Brands, branding agency; Percepticon Corporation, web services (2007)
- Managed web projects for a joint venture between two companies
- Clients included Chevron and Jiffy Lube
Chevron Corporation, oil company (2007)
- Managed an 8-month negotiation process for an internal Brand Asset Management system website, and drafted final contract
- Built demo website for presentations
- Wrote an article for internal publication to franchise owners
- Consulted via Bedrock Brands and Percepticon Corporation
Jiffy Lube, oil change franchise company (2007)
- Managed the development of a social and informative website for franchise owners undergoing a major brand refresh on their buildings
- Consulted via Bedrock Brands and Percepticon Corporation
Michael Shower, Realtor (2007)
- Created and implemented HTML/CSS web templates for a real estate listings website using Open Realty software
Interbrand, branding agency (2006)
- Developed HTML/CSS web templates for CMS integration, to exactly match professional designs produced in Photoshop
- Clients included Hyperion, Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Hospital, and Locke Liddell & Sapp
Hyperion, enterprise software company (2006)
- Created and integrated HTML/CSS templates for extending the brand refresh to five websites
- Implemented and managed user interface for an internal brand asset management system
- Consulted via Interbrand
- Created HTML/CSS templates based on Photoshop designs
- Implemented content though a custom CMS
- Consulted via Interbrand
Locke Liddell and Sapp, attorneys at law (2006)
- Created web templates using advanced CSS techniques for cross-browser compatibility
- Consulted via Interbrand
Amy André, writer and educator (2009)
- Provided ongoing site maintenance support
Witch Creek Arts, tax firm (2005)
- Created first version of website in collaboration with a designer
- Provided ongoing hosting and technical support
The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, historical interfaith church (2005)
- Provided volunteer website development
- Recruited and collaborated with a volunteer designer
- Set up Macromedia Contribute software and trained client on how to update content
5 Little Monkeys, toy store (2004)
- Designed and built an e-commerce site on osCommerce software (no longer live)
Brian Koval, life coach (2004)
- Created static HTML/CSS site from design mockups
Alexander Parsons, novelist (2004)
- Designed and built a static HTML website
- Coached the client on HTML editing for content updates
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